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before his death, and embodied the results of his work during the 

 preceding winter, among the most important of which was the deter- 

 mination of the fact of cannibalism among the early race who formed 

 the heaps in Florida. Proof's of the first pages of this memoir had 

 passed through his hands in revision ; and, thanks to his usual care in 

 the preparation of his papers, the memoir was fully written, and will 

 in time, be given to the world as his latest work. 



The seven Annual Reports on the condition and accessions to the 

 New Museum are evidences of what he did in connection with the 

 Museum. Pie also communicated to the Natural History Society 

 several important papers, the results of anthropological studies, one 

 of which, entitled '• Observations on Crania " and printed in the Pro- 

 ceedings of the Society for 1868, is a most instructive review of the 

 characters exhibited by a large number of crania, and is interesting 

 in showing how carefully he made his deductions. During the winter 

 of 1869-70, he visited Europe for the third time, partly in the in- 

 terests of the ArchjEological Museum, combined with the hope that 

 his health would be benefited by the change. The following winters 

 he passed, as before, in Florida, and every spring returned to his 

 labors with his strength temporarily renewed. 



In this short and imperfect outline of the life of our late associate, 

 no attempt has been made to portray his noble character or to dwell 

 upon his many virtues. Neither has justice been done to his numer- 

 ous papers and memoirs. To do this as it should be done would far 

 exceed the limits which custom has established for these notices. 

 Loving hearts and able minds have justly recorded his many con- 

 tributions to science, and have made known to the world his manly 

 and upright traits, his strength of miud, and his noble character.* 



* The following extended notices of tlie life and works of Jeffries Wyman 

 have come under our observation, in addition to a number of notices in the 

 daily press and in several magazines at the time of Jiis decease, besides resolu- 

 tions passed by various bodies, generally accompanied by short notices. 



By Prof. Asa Gray. A sketch of the Life of Jeffries Wyman, read at the 



Memorial Meeting of tiie Boston Society of Natural History, Oct. 7, 1874, 



and published in the Proceedings of the Society. 

 By Prof Oliver AVexdell Holmes. A Memorial Outline. Atlantic Monthly, 



November, 1874. 

 By Prof. Bdrt G. Wilder. A Notice of Dr. Jeffries Wyman. Old and New, 



November, 1874. 

 By Prof. Burt G. Wilder. Sketch of Dr. Jeffries Wyman, with a portrait. 



Popular Science Montlilij, January, 1875. 



